Window Tint Laws

Though window tint is a need, many of us get it done even without knowing the law and rules of the land. There may be a lot of undesired activities that may take place in the barb of window tint; therefore, law is important for sure. However, rules and law for each land is different. So check the rules of the place you live in before investing in any kind of automotive window tint.

Most state laws on automotive window tint are concerned with light transmittance and luminous reflectance – this simply signifies the amount of visibility allowed by the glass. The visibility is usually set at about seventy five percent. The light transmittance is different for front windshield and very different for side and rear windows.

You are definitely violating the law in any land if you have opaque or one way visibility. The laws are easily available online or with the traffic officers. Know them well before getting one done.

The listing below is organized by state. Each state has it’s own VLT (visible light transmission) tinting regulation so before you buy we recommend that you consult your local state authority. Only buy window tint that meets with your local VLT regulations; your current state law is your final authority. This information was provided by the International Window Film Association IWFA).

			% Visible light transmission						% Reflectivity		Restricted colors
State	Law	Type	Wind-shield	F. Side	B. side Car	B. side MPV	Rear Car	Rear MPV	F. side	B. side	All glass	L&R mirr	Certif.	Stckr/loc	Medical	Tolerance
AL	96	NET	6″	32	32	Any	32	Any	20	20	N/S	No	Yes	Spec/all	Yes	3%
AK	94	NET	5″	70	40	Any	40	Any	NMMA	NMMA	R, A,Y	No	No	No	Yes
AZ	94	NET	AS1	33	Any	Any	Any	Any	35	35	R, A	Yes	No	No	Yes
AR	93	NET	5″	25	25	10	10	10	NR	NR	N/S	No	No	Spec/ driver	Yes	3%
CA	99	NET	4″	70	Any	Any	Any	Any	MNIR	MNIR	R, A, B	Yes	No	No	Yes*
CO	95	NET	4″	No	Any	Any	Any	Any	NMMA	NMMA	R, A	No	No	No	No	3%
CO	95	NET	4″	27	27	27	27	27	NMMA	NMMA	R, A	YES	NO	RCMD	NO
CT	94	NET	AS1	35	35	Any	Any	Any	21	27	N/S	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	No	3%
DE	92	NET	AS1	70	Any	Any	Any	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	Spec/ driver	Yes
FL	2005	NET	AS1	28	15	6	15	6	25	35	All	Yes	No	Spec/door	Yes
GA	2005	NET	6″	32	32	Any	32	Any	20	20	R, A	No	No	No	Yes	3%
HI	2010	NET	70	35	35	Any	35	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	No	No	6%
ID	92	FILM	AS1	35	20	Any	35	Any	35	35	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes	3%
IL*	2009	NET	6″	*See Addendum					MBNR	MBNR	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes	5%
IN	2003	Vague	AS1	30	30	Vague	30	Vague	25	25	N/S	No	Yes	No	Yes
IA	83	NET	AS1	70	Any	Any	Any	Any	NE	NE	N/S	No	No	No	Yes
KS	87	NET	AS1	35	35	35	35	35	MBNR	MBNR	R, A, Y	Yes	No	RCMD	No
KY	94	FILM	AS1	35	18	8	18	8	25	25	N/S	No	Yes	Spec/door	No
LA	2006	NET	AS1	40	25	Any	12	Any	20	20	N/S	No	Yes	Spec/ driver	Yes
ME	2007	NET	AS1	35	Any	Any	Any	Any	MBNR	MBNR	N/S	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
MD	95	NET	5″	35	35	Any	35	Any	None	None	R, A, Y	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
MA	85	NET	6″	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	N/S	Yes	No	RCMD	Yes
MI	2000	NET	4″	4″	Any	Any	Any	Any	35	35	N/S	No	No	No	Yes
MN	85	Vague	No	50	50	***V	50	***V	20	20	N/S	No	No	Spec/ driver	Yes	3%
MS	2006	NET	AS1	28	28	Any	28	Any	20	20	N/S	No	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
MO	2002	NET	AS1	35	Any	Any	Any	Any	35	35	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes	3%
MT	1995	FILM	AS1	25	14	Any	14	Any	35	35	***R, A, Y	No	No	RCMD	Yes
NC	2001	NET	AS1	35	35	Any	35	Any	20	20	R, A, Y	Yes	No	No	Yes
ND	2003	NET	70	50	Any	Any	Any	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	No	No
NE	2006	NET	AS1 or 5″	35	20	35	20	35	35	35	***R, A, Y	Vague	No	No	Yes
NH	97	NET	6″	No	35	Any	35	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	RCMD	No
NJ	2003	NET	No	No	No	Any	Any	Any	NMMA	NMMA	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes
NM	97	NET	AS1 or 5″	20	20	Any	20	Any	None	None	***R, A, Y	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
NV	93	NET	AS1	35	Any	Any	Any	Any	None	None	N/S	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
NY	91	NET	6″	70	70	Any	Any	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	Spec/all	Yes
OH	2004	NET	70	50	Any	Any	Any	Any	NMMA	NMMA	R, Y	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes	3%
OK	2005	NET	AS1 or 5″	25	25	Any	25	Any	25	25	N/S	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
OR	2003	NET	6″	35	35	Any	35	Any	13	13	R,G,A,Y,BK	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
PA	99	NET	No	70	70	Any	70	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	Spec/rear	Yes
RI	2000	NET	AS1	70	70	Any	70	Any	None	None	N/S	No	No	No	Yes
SC**	92	NET	AS1	27	27	Any**	27	Any	MBNR	MBNR	R, A, Y	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
SD	94	NET	AS1	35	20	NR	20	NR	NR	NR	N/S	No	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
TN	90	FILM	AS1	35	35	Any	35	Any	NR	NR	N/S	No	No	Spec/ driver	Yes
TX	2003	NET	AS1 or 5″	25	25	Any	Any	Any	25	25	R, B, A	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
UT	2005	NET	AS1	43	Any	Any	Any	Any	NMMA	NMMA	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes
VA	99	NET	AS1	50	35	Any	35	Any	20	20	R, A, Y	Yes	No	None	Yes	7%
VT	84	NET	AS1	No	Any	Any	Any	Any	NR	NR	N/S	Yes	No	No	No
WA	2009	NET	6″	24	24	Any	24	Any	35	35	R, Y, G, BK	Yes	Yes	Spec/ driver	Yes	3%
WV	91	NET	5″	35	35	Any	35	Any	20	20	R, A, Y	Yes	Yes	Spec/all	Yes
WI	96	NET	AS1	50	35	35	35	35	MBNR	MBNR	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes
WY	96	NET	AS1 or 5″	28	28	Any	28	Any	20	20	N/S	Yes	No	No	Yes

This information is prepared for IWFA members by the Legislative Committee and consultants and represents our understanding of the law, regulations and rules of the states published in it. I fyou are an IWFA member and you have questions on these intepretations, call the IWFA office. In all cases, refer to your local authority for current laws, rules or regulations. Your current state law is the final authority.

* Medical exemption day time only
** Pick-up trucks are not considered MPV’s
*** Above AS1 only
**** V – “exemption for vans and pickups (50% with SUV replacement at factory level only”

NET = VLT% refers to the combined light transmission of film and glass

Reflectivity:	Colors:
NR = not regulated	R = red
NE = not excessive (not specific)	A = amber
MBNR = must be non-reflective (not specific)	Y = yellow
MNIR = must not increase reflectivity	B = blue
NMMN = no metallic or mirrored appearance	G = gold
None = no reference to reflectivity in the current law	BK = black
	N/S = not specified

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